MUSINGS ON BASEBALL FOR ONE REASON OR ANOTHER

Answers to Some of Baseball’s Most Popular Early Season Questions

Question: What’s going on with Albert Pujols? Is he going to turn it around and start performing at his typical All-Star level or is that massive contract he signed with the Angels already a huge bust?

Answer: Small sample size.

Q: Matt Kemp is on fire! Does he have a legitimate shot at 50-50?

A: Small sample size.

Q: How about Jose Altuve? Is he going to contend for the NL Batting Title all season long or what?

A: Small sample size.

Q: Has Adam Dunn returned to his old reliable 40 homer form? Was last year just a weird fluke?

A: See above answer.

Q: Is Josh Hamilton the current front-runner for AL MVP?

A: See below answer,

Q: Will career minor leaguer Bryan LaHair stay up with the Big League Cubs all season? What a great story!

A: Small sample size.

Q: How are the Nationals going to handle Stephen Strasburg’s inning limit?